Columbia Craw

Lake Murray Embracing For Potential Invasion by Dave Brown posted three days ago.

Did you read the recent on line article by BASSMASTER ?

Yup. The kind of wind that can swamp you in a second.

I love site trolling. I run into new non mainstream stuff and specials. I good buddy is always asking me, “where do you find this stuff?” . It’s the search.

I’m with Tom. The nuance of a well designed square bill is its ability to roll over wood, twigs and branches. If you want to grind the bill off any bill type will work. If there is nothing to create a deflection, make the bait do abrupt changed in speed, stops, angle changes with your rod and reel. Manufacture irregularity in the retrieve.

Dobyns Champion 704CB Dobyns Champion 684CG Dobns Kaden 610-4 CB Megabass Levante Jerkbait Special Alpha Angler Slasher

So we come to this Snowplow, Bass Resource has the largest membership for a site dedicated to bass fishing by far. With it comes a membership that will gladly share their experience with rods. If you want to get some input, ask. The information shared here is really good.

Unfortunately there is no true standard in the rod building industry. Each manufacturer will assign a power and action rating to their specifications but that can even change from series to series within a manufacturer. There is however a concept that you can try to apply. Power expresses the amount of force it takes to cause the rod to flex. The taper, material, tube diameter and tube wall thickness all vary to determine how much force or stress it requires to get the blank to bend or flex. Action is the term used to describe the flex arc and the point or location on the blank where is locks up or ceases to flex. The “faster” the action the sooner it reaches the location on the blank that the blank will no longer flex. It can also refer to the rate of speed the blank reacts to the stress that flexes the blank. The two characteristics, power and action work with each other to obtain that blanks flex characteristics. What you seem to experience are similarities in rods because the impact of action on power or power on action establish a similar flex characteristic. So it’s very possible a m/h moderate can have a similar flex characteristic as a medium fast rating. When someone says they prefer the actions of a specific brand or series, I would say they may be referring to the flex characteristics. When you find that balance in a rod model that feels right for you, you figured out the puzzle.

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Boomerang Snip. They are the deal.

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I like Digitaka. I make it a point to stock up on hooks and line when I buy a reel. Fast delivery.

I actually called Dobyns before Gary post his disclosure video. Before the speculation rumor mill gets off and running, give it some time. I’m confident the transition can be beneficial to to those who fish or want to fish a Dobyns rod. I completely agree with Glenn that Gary is a good guy. Gary Loomis did sell his company out of a bleak health issue. Don’t expect him to speak positively of the totality of that situation however.

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Odds and ends plus a dozen Siebert brush jigs.

Alpha Angler Mag Rebound will do both and both well. I consider this a very unique rod being its glass but has tremendous power. It’s the most surprising rod I’ve purchased to date.

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Think outside the sphere.

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The 784 is a football jig, Carolina rig model. It lacks the mid blank power to be an effective frog rod. If you want a duel purpose model the 705, 715, 735, 745, 736 and 746 models give you better options.

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It sounds like you have a plan and direction in building a selection to fill a lot of bait types and techniques. First off, your reel selection is great in that any Shimano with an MGL spool would help maximize casting distance when it’s needed. The Curado is a proven platform and you can get it in a 70 size or 150 size. If I was in your shoes, a crankbait rod would be in my next progression. Being you have confidence in Dobyns rods, the Champion 705CB would cover numerous crankbait types and top water baits. Look at the rating for that model. My next thought would be a spinning rod in a 3 power or more of a medium rating. I would think setting a hook from a kayak has its own challenges and a rod with a bit more power might be helpful. Happy shopping.

You’re looking for a tool to accomplish three techniques. Pitching moderate weighted baits, punching heavy weighted baits and throw a frog that can weigh from 3/8 to 3/4 if an ounce and work the frog and possibly drag in five pounds of vegetation. With that I have experience with the rods that can handle that well but not in your budget. Dobyns Champion 736C, Edge EX Pro 738 and Dobyns Extreme 746C. The Kaden 745C came close but would be a stretch for 1.5 ounce. FWIW.

Kaden 744 with a Daiwa Elite